Dr. Mark Levine, an emergency department physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, discusses what a blood clot is, how people get them, what the symptoms are, and what blood clots in the legs can lead to, such as a pulmonary embolism, heart attack or death.

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Dr. Levine on blood clots and pulmonary embolism

Dr. Mark Levine, an emergency department physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, discusses what a blood clot is, how people get them, what the symptoms are, and what blood clots in the legs can lead to, such as a pulmonary embolism, heart attack or death.

For more information on Barnes-Jewish Hospital, please visit http://barnesjewish.org